Mercer Lake Sprints

2019 MERCER LAKE SPRINTS/ISA CHAMPIONSHIPS
April 19-20, 2019

**The regatta falls on Easter weekend in 2019 and races will be held on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Check tentative schedule below**

Thank you to all of the athletes, coaches and VOLUNTEERS who made the 2018 Mercer Lake Sprints a success!

Interested in volunteering for the 2019 Regatta? Contact Events Manager Hilary Gehman (hgehman@rowpnra.org) with any questions.

2019 Details:

Novice races are 1900 meters with a floating start. The novice 8+ will be Friday afternoon, novice 4X on Saturday morning.
There will be a 1900m Time Trial for both Men’s and Women’s 1X’s on Friday. Top 7 advance to Final A
All other races are 2000 meters
Due to the condensed schedule, the following changes have been made for 2019:
- the straight four (4-) event has been eliminated for 2019. It will return in 2020!
- there will be no Final B for any event
- the progression for Final A will be top 2 (or 3) in each heat plus the next fastest time in the event to give a 7 boat final.
Medals will be awarded to top 3 in each Flight as well as each Final (not heats)
Winning crews will also receive a t-shirt (one for each rower/coxswain)

Registration: beginning at 9:00 am Friday and 6:30 am on Saturday in the garage bay of the Marina boathouse (water level next to the Snack Bar). All athletes must have completed waivers on file to compete!

Coaches/Coxswain meetings: 10:30 am Friday and 6:45 am Saturday outside the garage bay of the Marina boathouse (water level next to the Snack Bar).

*MERCER COUNTY PARK HAS ADOPTED A NO DRONE OR RADIO CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT POLICY. NO DRONES OR RADIO CONTROLLED AIRCRAFT WILL BE ALLOWED AT ANY REGATTA HELD ON MERCER LAKE.

Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA) and the ISA are proud to host the 2019 Mercer Lake Sprints. This event combines the highly successful Mercer Lake Sprints and the ISA Sculling Championships. This MLS/ ISA Regatta is open to all high schools and junior rowing clubs.

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Regatta Information

Date:	April 19 & April 20, 2019
Location :	Richard Coffee Mercer County Park (West Windsor, NJ) 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ 08550
Events:	Junior Sweep and Sculling
Registration:	RegattaCentral (will open Sat, March 2, 2019 at 7:00 am and close Fri, April 12, 2019 at midnight)
Start Time:	Friday 11:00 am and Saturday 8:00 am
Schedule:	Mercer Lake Sprints 2019 Schedule
Practice: Registration:	There will be no practice options due to the condensed race schedule. Friday, April 19: 9:00 am-noon, Saturday 6:30 am
Weigh-ins:	coach’s/athlete’s honor

Sweep Events:

Varsity Eight, 2nd Varsity Eight, 3rd Varsity Eight, 4th Varsity Eight
First Novice Eight, 2nd Novice Eight, 3rd Novice Eight
Lightweight Varsity Eight (Boys: 150 lb. max, Girls: 130 lb. max)
Varsity Four (w/cox), 2nd Varsity Four, 3rd Varsity Four
Lightweight Varsity Four (w/cox)
Varsity Four (w/out cox) (NO EVENT IN 2019)
Varsity Pair

ISA Sculling Events:

Varsity Single
Varsity Double, 2nd Varsity Double
Varsity Lwt Double
Varsity Quad, 2nd Varsity Quad
Varsity Lwt Quad

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Entry Fees
Eights:	$135.00
Fours:	$110.00
Quads:	$110.00
Doubles/Pairs:	$70.00
Singles:	$50.00

Regatta Information Links:

Registration Information (read registration rules carefully)
Rules and Entry Limits
Team Tents and Food Trailer Information
Vendor Information

Venue Details

Detailed Venue Map
Mercer County Park
Parking:
- Parking for trailers, buses and vans will open Friday, April 19 at 9:00am.
- Team vans and coaches park in the West Picnic Area parking lot (direct foot access to trailers).
- Buses drop-off athletes in designated lot.
- Spectator parking is available near the finish line. Parking is $10 per day.
- Parking passes can be ordered on-line
Practice: Course will NOT be open for practice at any time in 2019.
Lake Maps:
- Please refer to the Mercer Lake Practice Pattern Map for your crews
- For race days please refer to the Mercer Lake Race Pattern Map for your crew